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Usher Syndrome: Gene Therapy Restores Hearing and Balance – Scicasts (press release) (blog)

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2017-09-22 NEWS

Scicasts (press release) (blog)

Usher Syndrome: Gene Therapy Restores Hearing and Balance
Scicasts (press release) (blog)
Paris, France (Scicasts) — Hearing loss, sometimes associated with other disorders such as balance defects, is the most common sensory deficit, affecting more than 280 million people worldwide, according to WHO. In France, one child in 700 is born

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2017-09-22 NEWS

TechCrunch

CRISPR breakthrough could drop miscarriage rates
TechCrunch
Gene-editing technology CRISPR has revealed a clue in how human embryos begin to develop, possibly reducing the risk of miscarriage in those crucial first few weeks of pregnancy. CRISPR Cas9 can modify or snip out genetic defects thought to contribute …
CRISPR Used for First Time to Study Gene Function in Human EmbryosGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
CRISPR used to peer into human embryos’ first daysNature.com
Researchers are Now Editing Genomes of Human EmbryosTIME
Futurism –The Scientist –GenomeWeb –MedlinePlus
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2017-09-22 NEWS

TechCrunch

CRISPR breakthrough could drop miscarriage rates
TechCrunch
Gene-editing technology CRISPR has revealed a clue in how human embryos begin to develop, possibly reducing the risk of miscarriage in those crucial first few weeks of pregnancy. CRISPR Cas9 can modify or snip out genetic defects thought to contribute …
CRISPR Used for First Time to Study Gene Function in Human EmbryosGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
CRISPR used to peer into human embryos’ first daysNature.com
Researchers are Now Editing Genomes of Human EmbryosTIME
Futurism –The Scientist –MedlinePlus –NIH Stem Cell Information
all 110 news articles »
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2017-09-22 NEWS

Immuno-Oncology News

European Commission Approves Bavencio as First Immunotherapy for Adult Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Immuno-Oncology News
The European Commission (EC) has granted Bavencio (avelumab) marketing approval as the first immunotherapy to treat the aggressive skin cancer metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in adults. The decision will allow an introduction of Bavencio — developed …
Pfizer-Merck KGaA Skin Cancer Drug Bavencio Gets EU ApprovalNasdaq
Merck, Pfizer get EC approval for skin cancer drug BavencioPharmaceutical Business Review

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2017-09-22 NEWS

Immuno-Oncology News

European Commission Approves Bavencio as First Immunotherapy for Adult Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Immuno-Oncology News
The European Commission (EC) has granted Bavencio (avelumab) marketing approval as the first immunotherapy to treat the aggressive skin cancer metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in adults. The decision will allow an introduction of Bavencio — developed …
Pfizer-Merck KGaA Skin Cancer Drug Bavencio Gets EU ApprovalNasdaq
Merck, Pfizer get EC approval for skin cancer drug BavencioPharmaceutical Business Review

all 6 news articles »

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2017-09-22 NEWS

Signature Science Wins $2.9M IARPA Contract for Biological Threat Detection Computational Tools
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded Signature Science a $2.9 million contract to develop new computational tools to screen DNA sequences to detect biological threats that may arise from synthetic …

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2017-09-22 NEWS

Signature Science Wins $2.9M IARPA Contract for Biological Threat Detection Computational Tools
GenomeWeb
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded Signature Science a $2.9 million contract to develop new computational tools to screen DNA sequences to detect biological threats that may arise from synthetic …